The champion covered the rolling course in three hours, 16 minutes and 42 seconds as a record field of 26 finishers, more than twice the previous high of 12, conquered the rolling course.

The course started on Rocky Mountain Road and then traveled through the center of Roxbury to near Judd's Bridge and back, and then included five trips around a roughly 3.55-mile loop including part of the paved track at Hurlburt Community Park on West Apple Lane.

Deming, who was race series' season champion in 2007, was followed by Coukri Baumamoun, 39, who was clocked in 3:22.03.

Amber Cullen
, 26, of New Hampshire captured the women's division with her 10th-place time of 4:06.14.

The race lured runners from such states as Indiana, Wisconsin, New Hampshire, Missouri and Florida, who, in many cases, were running it as part of their campaign to complete a marathon in all 50 states.

"It is amazing how this race has attracted runs from points, north, east, south and west," said
Bob Lewis
, the series' director.

The marathon and accompanying half-marathon helped generate about $370 for the series' T-shirt/grants fund.